Broad Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a bit of a flat spell to get through. The first few days are a write-off, with poor surf conditions and small, weak swell. Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th are a no-go, with onshore and cross-shore winds messing up any chance of a clean wave. You’re looking at tiny, short-period swell with bugger-all energy (99 and 69 on the energy scale for Wednesday, only climbing to 186 on Thursday morning). Not worth paddling out.

Things start to look up on the morning of Friday, the 31st of July. The wind drops to glassy – dead calm – and we’ve got a 5ft swell out of the south with a 9-second period. The combined energy is a solid 342, so there’s a bit of push. This is our first real standout. The conditions are clean, the swell is a nice size for an intermediate, and the glassy wind means the faces will be smooth. Broad Cove is the only spot in the game, and this Friday morning window is the one to circle. The water is running a bit colder than usual for this time of year at 56°, a notable anomaly of 3° below average, so you’ll want a thicker wetsuit.

Saturday the 1st of August morning is also looking promising. Early light offshore wind from the northwest at 10 km/h, with a 4ft south swell. The energy is a moderate 276, and the offshore breeze will groom it up nicely. That’s a clean morning session right there. The afternoon gets a bit sloppy with a cross-onshore breeze, so get in early.

The rest of the first week and into the second week is a mixed bag. Sunday the 2nd drops off, and Monday the 3rd is poor again. Tuesday the 4th of August afternoon shows a spike in energy up to 372 with a 5ft swell, but the wind is a moderate 25 km/h cross-offshore. It’ll be clean, but the period is a short 8 seconds, so it might be a bit bumpy and less organised. Wednesday the 5th has a similar story with smaller swell.

After that, from the 6th of August right through to the 13th, we’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak swell and poor conditions. The energy values are mostly in the double digits, and the swell periods are short. It’s a real flat run. For a spot like Broad Cove, which is fairly consistent, this is a bit of a bummer, but it happens.

So, to wrap it up: the only real windows for a decent paddle are Friday morning the 31st of July – that’s your best bet with glassy conditions and a solid 5ft south swell – and Saturday morning the 1st of August with the offshore wind. After that, you’re waiting on a change in the pattern. Keep your eyes on the sky.

Rusty.

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